Innoko National Wildlife Refuge

Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
	IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Kaiyuh Flats
Location	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Nearest city	McGrath, Alaska
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Area	3,850,481 acres (15,582.34 km2)
Established	December 2, 1980
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge of the United States located in western Alaska. It consists of 3,850,481 acres (15,582 km²), of which 1,240,000 acres (5,018 km²) is designated a wilderness area. It is the fifth-largest national wildlife refuge in the United States.^[1] The refuge is administered from offices in Galena.

The refuge was established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The northern part of the refuge, called Kaiyuh Flats, is adjacent to the Yukon River southwest of Galena. It contains 751,000 acres (3,040 km²). The southern part contains approximately 3,099,000 acres (12,540 km²) of land surrounding the Innoko River. The land is swampy and is the nesting area for hundreds of thousands of birds and habitat for black bears, moose, wolves, and other mammals.

The refuge has no road access from outside and contains no roads. Air access can be arranged in McGrath.